Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 546

Hala Lake is located at the foot of the Shule Nanshan Mountain, where the Buha River originated. It is adjacent to the Buha River but not connected. "Wuhai", Wuhai City (now only ruins) is located here, an important pass of the ancient Tang and Tibetan roads.

Wuhai City was built along the lake and beside the river. It was the only place where Tuyuhun entered Tubo. When the garrison was the largest, there were [-] people. However, there were few permanent residents, only a small number of family members who accompanied the army, etc. , is a typical military fortress-type city. It occupies a small area, that is, a radius of four miles. The city wall is made of stone, but it is not very high. Therefore, they don't pay much attention to the craftsmanship of city building, just take a meaning and forget it.

When Xue Rengui conquered Tubo in the early years, after capturing the city with strange soldiers, he repaired the city extensively, intending to defend against danger and lure the Tubo army to attack. Unfortunately, Gar Qinling was not fooled and did not attack Wuhai turned to attack Xue Rengui's supply troops, which forced Xue Rengui to abandon Wuhai City on his own initiative, and finally suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle of Dafeichuan. However, it was not completely destroyed. The strange thing is that after the Tubo people recovered the city, they did not repair the destroyed fortifications, but only stationed a large army here. Perhaps it was because they thought that Wuhai City was located in the hinterland of Tuyuhun. It should have been the reason why the Tang army would not be attacked again. Of course, wishful thinking has never been a reality. Six years later, the Tang army reappeared under the city—Wang Bingsuo, who had been raiding for hundreds of miles. The Ministry arrived in Wuhai at 29:[-] on August [-]th!
"Stop the whole army!"

While galloping, looking at Wuhai City that was getting closer, Wang Bing's tense face not only did not relax, but became more dignified. Except for the harassment of a few small groups of Tubo sentries, they have never been blocked by any means, and even the nomads have never seen half of them. There is obviously something wrong with this situation. Looking at it again, our own army has rushed far enough to leave the city. Two miles away, and the top of the city is actually deadly silent, Wang Bing's doubts inevitably deepened a little bit. For the sake of prudence, he did not dare to send his troops directly to the top of the city, but stood one mile away from the city. Chu then cautiously reined in the soldiers and horses.

"General, there seems to be something wrong with the situation. There is a fear in this city..."

After Wang Bing reined in his soldiers and horses, he did not rush to make a decision. Instead, he looked at the empty city wall thoughtfully, without saying a word for a long while. He also had a bad premonition, so he rode forward and opened his mouth to inquire.

"Hahaha……"

Before Wan Liang could finish speaking, he heard a burst of loud laughter from the top of the city, and immediately saw a bearded general leaning out from the city plate, pointing his fingers triumphantly. The Tang army under the city roared loudly in Chinese that is not very proficient: "Listen, Tang Kou under the city, a certain is the chief of the Dafan Wanfu, Xi Sunalu, and you are waiting for the plan of my family's great minister. If you don't just wait, then That old thief Li Jinxing is already doomed, if he doesn't come down soon, he will die without a place to bury him!"

"Hoho, hoho, hoho..."

As soon as Wan Liangcai's words fell, there was a burst of mighty shouts, and countless Tubo soldiers suddenly appeared on the originally empty city, all of them with swords and guns in their hands, brightly armored, with banners flying, murderous Soar into the sky.

"General Liu, I will order you to lead your troops to line up on the spot to prevent sneak attacks by thieves. General Wan, I will immediately lead your infantry to cut down trees for ladders and prepare to attack the city!"

Although Xisunalu's words were extremely arrogant and sounded like false threats, Wang Bing knew that something might have gone wrong, but what Wang Bing knew better was that in the current situation, once the morale of the army wavered , That is the end of the doom. At this time, no matter whether he hesitates not to fight or withdraws the army, there is no way to survive. Only by storming Wuhai City can there be a chance of survival. In view of this, Wang Bing He ignored the clamor of the defenders at the top of the city at all, and issued the general order with a solemn expression.

"promise!"

Infantry Commander Wan Liangcai and Cavalry Captain Liu Shuangshun are both old men in the Anxi Army. Hearing Wang Bing's order, he immediately understood Wang Bing's plan, and he dared not delay, they all agreed, rode their horses to the front of the formation, and shouted to order the troops to disperse.

"Bastard, you should kill the dog thief! Come on, attack the city!"

Xisunalu performed smugly on the top of the city. He thought that even if the Tang army did not withdraw because of this, it would be panicked, but he did not expect that the Tang army completely took his carefully planned drama as air, and even There was no reaction at all, and he was choked up immediately, his face was red, his feet jumped angrily, and he roared again and again to command the troops to attack.

"General, no, absolutely not. The Prime Minister has a strict order. We can only defend, and we must not attack without authorization. As long as we defend for three days, it will be a great achievement. Please take back your order, General."

Hearing Su Nalu's order, his deputy general Lu Yanda became anxious immediately, and hurriedly stood up to persuade him bitterly.

"Hmph, old man, the Tang bandits are so rampant, if you don't kill them all, how can you show such evil spirits? Needless to say, the Tang bandits are now scattered, and only a thousand horses line up under the city. This is a good opportunity to destroy the bandits. , when the old man is here, go and kill Tang Kou, if you don’t dare to go, just defend the city yourself.”

Although Xi Sunalu was ashamed and angry, he still had the eyesight of a veteran on the battlefield. He could see that the Tang army was at the end of its strength after a long-distance attack. This is such a great opportunity, how could he listen to Lu Yanda's good words to persuade him, so he widened his eyes and scolded him angrily.

"Since the general wants to fight, the general dare not disobey his orders. If he attacks now, the infantry seems to be useless, and the general will be in charge. How about sweeping the formation at the top of the city for the general?"

Seeing that Sisunalu had made up his mind, although Lu Yanda was unwilling in every possible way, he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, he could only ask for the next best thing.

"Forget it, it's up to you!"

Xisunalu and Lu Yanda are at the same level, they are both heads of ten thousand husbands, and their relationship has been good in the past, but now that Lu Yanda has made concessions, Xisunalu is not as good as himself , In addition, he thought that with [-] elite cavalry in hand, it was enough to defeat the Tang army at the end of its strength, so he no longer insisted on his own opinion, and made a perfunctory sentence, and hurried down from the top of the city, and went to order the cavalry without mentioning it.

Although Wuhai is located in a bitterly cold place, it is surrounded by mountains and lakes, and there is no shortage of trees. Although all the officers and soldiers of the Tang army are exhausted, they can cut wood very quickly, and it only takes a quarter of an hour. After a little more time, the sound of trees falling to the ground in the woodland by the lake kept ringing one after another, but Wang Bing's expression did not show a trace of relief, but the worry in his eyes became stronger. Just because he is very aware of how bad the situation under his subordinates is.

This time the siege of the city is already a fight to the death, there is no way out, and if you fail, you will be benevolent. However, even if you conquer Wuhai City, Wang Bing and others may not be able to escape just like that. If Anxi The army was really wiped out, and the only remaining Hexi army might not be able to achieve the predetermined strategic plan to drive straight in. Once the attack momentum is stopped by the Tubo army, Wang Bing's troops in the enemy's rear will still be unable to escape the dilemma of being surrounded by enemies. At that time, not only the Tubo army from Tuyuhun would come to hide and kill, but also the large army from the Tubo kingdom would also come to encircle and suppress. In such a situation where there are no reinforcements outside and food and fodder inside, it is inevitable that the entire army will be wiped out. Yes, in other words, that means you can't attack the city, die!If you conquer the city, your chances of survival are not very high. If you don't fight to death, you will probably die if you fight. Under such circumstances, Wang Bing's mood is extremely bad, but as the general, for the sake of morale, The anxiety in his heart could not be expressed, so Wang Bing could only tense his nerves and silently endured the pain in his heart.

"Boys, kill Tang thief!"

Just as Wang Bing was contemplating unsteadily, the thick gate of Wuhai City suddenly opened, and Sisunalu rushed out of the gate, brandishing his long horse, roaring again and again, leading his troops to line up under the city The cavalry of the Tang Army launched a surprise attack.

"court death!"

Seeing that the Tubo army took the initiative to attack, Wang Bing was not surprised but happy, because he realized that the chance of victory had come, and he didn't dare to hesitate, so he got on his horse, took out the horizontal knife at his waist, and went With a heavy chop in front, he shouted loudly: "Get on the horse!"

"boom……"

The thousand cavalrymen of the Tang army were all standing with their horses, but after hearing Wang Bing's order, they dared not neglect them, but after hearing a muffled sound, all the cavalrymen of the Tang army turned on their horses in unison. Holding the handle of the knife in his hand, a sense of murder suddenly exploded.

"Attack!"

Although the Tubo cavalry had all rushed out of the city gate and were rushing towards the Tang army at high speed, Wang Bing did not rush to give orders, but waited quietly until the Tubo cavalry rushed to the cavalry formation away from the Tang army. Only when the distance of about two hundred steps was reached, did he have enough energy, let out a loud shout, kicked the horse's belly, and under a high-speed start, the horse and man rushed out together.

"The Great Tang is mighty, the Great Tang is mighty!"

The general order has been issued, and the Anxi iron cavalry who have been waiting for the battle have launched one after another, roaring the battle horn, followed closely behind Wang Bing, and quickly adjusted the assault formation during the march, using Wang Bing as the arrow, like an off-string sharp weapon Arrows greeted the surging Tubo cavalry army, but hearing the thunderous sound of horseshoes, the spirit of killing suddenly rose, and a cavalry duel on the plateau began.

(End of this chapter)